Angry Birds Halloween Sells One Million Copies In Six Days
October 27, 2010
It's official: iOS gamers just can't get enough of those Angry Birds, as Rovio's special Halloween edition of the acclaimed title has already gone on to sell one million copies in only six days.
Unlike the original Angry Birds, it took less than 24 hours for Angry Birds Halloween and Angry Birds Halloween HD to reach the tip-top of the paid app charts in the App Store. But this one is especially sweet for Rovio, as it is not only their first self-published Angry Birds title, but it was also able to dethrone Cut the Rope, an addictive physics-based puzzle app published by Chillingo, Rovio's former publisher.
Interestingly enough, only two weeks ago, Chillingo announced that Cut the Rope became the fastest selling app to date by reaching the one million mark in 10 days. Angry Birds Halloween was able to achieve this same feat in only six days, but it's not clear how big of a role the iPad versions of each game played in reaching the milestone. Angry Birds Halloween had the advantage of having an iPad-specific version being available the same day as the iPhone version. On the flip side, it took a couple of extra days for ZeptoLab to get Cut the Rope HD into the App Store.
It's clear that Rovio doesn't need a third-party publisher to get the word out about new Angry Birds titles and updates anymore. The question, however, is will we be seeing even more special editions of Angry Birds thanks to Angry Birds Halloween's success? I, for one, am all for it.
Check out our review of Angry Birds Halloween if you still haven't decided to pick up Rovio's latest hit game.
“We’re delighted too see such fantastic reception for Angry Birds Halloween,” said Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio. “We intend to continue creating more and more quality products and updates, and keep exceeding the expectations of our fans worldwide.”
Unlike the original Angry Birds, it took less than 24 hours for Angry Birds Halloween and Angry Birds Halloween HD to reach the tip-top of the paid app charts in the App Store. But this one is especially sweet for Rovio, as it is not only their first self-published Angry Birds title, but it was also able to dethrone Cut the Rope, an addictive physics-based puzzle app published by Chillingo, Rovio's former publisher.
Interestingly enough, only two weeks ago, Chillingo announced that Cut the Rope became the fastest selling app to date by reaching the one million mark in 10 days. Angry Birds Halloween was able to achieve this same feat in only six days, but it's not clear how big of a role the iPad versions of each game played in reaching the milestone. Angry Birds Halloween had the advantage of having an iPad-specific version being available the same day as the iPhone version. On the flip side, it took a couple of extra days for ZeptoLab to get Cut the Rope HD into the App Store.
It's clear that Rovio doesn't need a third-party publisher to get the word out about new Angry Birds titles and updates anymore. The question, however, is will we be seeing even more special editions of Angry Birds thanks to Angry Birds Halloween's success? I, for one, am all for it.
Check out our review of Angry Birds Halloween if you still haven't decided to pick up Rovio's latest hit game.
